The Five Stages of Collapse - What are they and what can you do about them?
Dmitry Orlov's long awaited, The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors' Toolkit is now off press. Note the position of …
Keyword: appropriate technology
Green Wizardry
Conservation, Solar Power, Organic Gardening, And Other Hands-On Skills From the Appropriate Tech Toolkit
Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort - these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in trade was …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil
Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions
Fueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life, and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought. Many of these modern pioneers are cash …
related subjects: Food and Gardening
The Thinking Beekeeper
A Guide to Natural Beekeeping in Top Bar Hives
What's the buzz about the growing popularity of backyard beekeeping? Providing habitat for bees, pollinating your garden and producing honey for your family are some of the compelling reasons for taking up this exciting hobby. But conventional …
related subjects: Food and Gardening
Unlearn, Rewild
Earth Skills, Ideas and Inspiration for the Future Primitive
Picture a world where humans exist, like all other living things, in balance. Where there is no separation between 'human' and 'wild'. Unlearn, Rewild boldly envisions such a world, probing deeply into the cultural constraints on our ability to lead …
related subjects: Sustainable Living
Techno-Fix
Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment
Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known as modern industrial civilization, without demanding …
related subjects: Environment & Economy
The Human-Powered Home
Choosing Muscles Over Motors
What if I could harness this energy? An unusual question for anyone putting in a long stint on a treadmill perhaps, and yet human power is a very old, practical and empowering alternative to fossil fuels. Replacing motors with muscles can be …
related subjects: Sustainable Living
The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City
The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City is a comprehensive guide to achieving a completely sustainable urban lifestyle by creating a mini-ecosystem where residents grow their own fruits and vegetables, raise chickens, rabbits, and …
related subjects: New Catalyst Books
How to Build With Grid Beam
A Fast, Easy and Affordable System for Constructing Almost Anything
Grid beam is a modular, reusable building system that is fast, easy, affordable and virtually goof-proof. Ordinary people, with few skills and even fewer tools (all you need is a wrench!) can tackle projects ranging from furniture and shop benches …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil
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